Big Stax 1100
Day 3 Started
Parx Big Stax XXXI
Big Stax 1100
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Parx Big Stax XXXI
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$394,790
Entries
370
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
9
Players Left
1
Welcome to Day 3 of Parx Big Stax 1100
After three long days of grinding, the final day of Parx Big Stax 1100 has arrived. It's time for Day 3 and time for a champion to be crowned.
The field has already been whittled to a final table, as nine players remain in contention. Grigoriy Shvarts has the chip lead, but the structure is very slow and deep, so there will be plenty of time for other contenders to build up and overtake him. His 5.6 million represents about 30% of the chips in play, so he's certainly in good position.
Thomas Parkes and AJ Jamil are next in the counts as the only two players north of 3 million. Rafael Yaraliyev also has a very healthy stack of just over 2 million. After that, a slew of players sit between 10 and 31 big blinds, so they'll be looking to get involved early.
Here's how the seating shakes out:
| Seat | Player | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJ Jamil | 3,100,000 |
| 2 | Rafal Kordys | 1,010,000 |
| 3 | Rafael Yaraliyev | 2,060,000 |
| 4 | Peter Ippolito | 465,000 |
| 5 | Thomas Parkes | 3,680,000 |
| 6 | David Whitnah | 1,110,000 |
| 7 | Cody Heuschkel | 360,000 |
| 8 | Grigoriy Shvarts | 5,600,000 |
| 9 | Hal Rotholz | 1,235,000 |
Everyone has $8,255 locked up and there's right around 10 times that up top, along with a trophy and the chance to join the list of Parx champions. Play resumes with blinds of 20,000/40,000/40,000 and slowly moves up with each level lasting 90 minutes. The big blind ante will be halved at four-handed play.
A field of 370 has been reduced to these nine. Stay tuned to PokerNews starting at noon local time to see who is the last player standing.
Level: 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Heuschkel Doubles Through Parkes
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Thomas Parkes opened for 80,000 in the hijack and called the shove of Cody Heuschkel, who had 260,000 on the button.
"You got a pair?" Heuschkel asked.
He was relieved to get a response in the negative and showed his 
. The small pair held against 
on the 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,255,000 | -425,000 |
|
620,000 | 260,000 |
Cody Heuschkel Eliminated in 9th Place ($8,255)
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Cody Heuschkel moved all in for 620,000 second to act and Hal Rotholz reshoved over him from a couple of seats over, folding out the rest of the players.
Cody Heuschkel: 
Hal Rotholz: 
The 
flop kept things interesting, as did the 
turn. A 
was a total brick on the river, though, and Heuschkel missed his numerous outs to hit the rail in ninth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,650,000 | 415,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Ippolito Doubles Through Parkes
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Thomas Parkes raised under the gun to 80,000, Grigoriy Shvarts called a few seats over and Peter Ippolito shoved in the big blind. It was 505,000 and Parkes called. Shvarts thought briefly and folded.
Ippolito had and needed help against . The 
flop provided none but the 
turn vaulted him way in front. A 
river completed the board and sent him the pot with threes full of aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,900,000 | -355,000 |
|
1,150,000 | 685,000 |
Yaraliyev Caught Bluffing
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
After the flop checked through, Rafael Yaraliyev bet 125,000 from the big blind on 
. Thomas Parkes called from early position and the river was a . Yaraliyev bet 240,000 and Parkes thought briefly then called.
Yaraliyev showed 
for an airball and Parkes took it with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,170,000 | 270,000 |
|
2,045,000 | -15,000 |
Lucky Double for Kordys
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Hal Rotholz opened in the cutoff and called the shove of Rafal Kordys in the small blind, who had 655,000.
Hal Rotholz:
Rafal Kordys:
The 
flop saw Kordys go way behind to way ahead. A turn brought several more outs for Rotholz but the 
river wasn't one of them.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,390,000 | 380,000 |
|
|
725,000 | -925,000 |
Yaraliyev Four-Bets
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Rafael Yaraliyev opened to 85,000 in middle position and Thomas Parkes made it 220,000 on the button. Yaraliyev came back with 675,000 and Parkes folded pretty quickly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,550,000 | -620,000 |
|
|
2,200,000 | 155,000 |
Three-Bet Pot to Parkes
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Thomas Parkes raised to 80,000 in middle position and AJ Jamil made it 220,000 in the small blind. Parkes peeled and they saw a 
flop. Jamil bet 250,000 and Parkes called. Both players checked the 
and Jamil checked the . Parkes bet 450,000 and Jamil thought around a minute before releasing.
Players are on break for 10 minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,000,000 | 450,000 |
|
2,765,000 | -335,000 |